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Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

MESHD001478

Hereditary disorder consisting of multiple basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts, and multiple skeletal defects, e.g., frontal and temporoparietal bossing, bifurcated and splayed ribs, kyphoscoliosis, fusion of vertebrae, and cervicothoracic spina bifida. Genetic transmission is autosomal dominant.

Synonyms

  • Fifth Phacomatosis
  • Fifth Phacomatoses
  • Gorlin Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Gorlin
  • Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome
  • Gorlin Goltz Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Gorlin-Goltz
  • Multiple Basal Cell Nevi, Odontogenic Keratocysts, and Skeletal Anomalies
  • NBCCS
  • Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
  • Nevus Syndrome, Basal Cell

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:28:12.255Z